Passera d'Italia
Passer italiae
Old World Sparrows (Passeridae) · Passeriformes (Passeriformes)
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Spesso confuso con
Nei quiz i giocatori confondono più spesso Passera d'Italia con questi uccelli: o questa specie è stata scelta per errore, o il contrario.
| Specie | Confusioni |
|---|---|
| Passera oltremontana Passer domesticus | 84 |
| Passera sarda Passer hispaniolensis | 60 |
| Passera mattugia Passer montanus | 26 |
| Passera lagia Petronia petronia | 3 |
| Fringuello alpino Montifringilla nivalis | 2 |
Famiglia
Old World sparrows are groups of small passerine birds forming the family Passeridae. They are also known as true sparrows, a name which is also used for a particular genus of the family Passer. They are distinct from both the New World sparrows of the family Passerellidae and from a few other birds such as the Java sparrow of the family Estrildidae sharing their name.
Ordine
A passerine () is any bird of the order Passeriformes (; from Latin passer 'sparrow' and formis '-shaped'), which includes more than half of all bird species. Sometimes known as perching birds, passerines generally have an anisodactyl arrangement of their toes (three pointing forward and one back), which facilitates perching. With more than 140 families and some 6,500 identified species, Passeriformes is the largest order of birds and one of the most diverse clades of terrestrial vertebrates, representing 60% of …